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I got here throughout some recommendation this week that caught with me: “Do what makes mornings exciting and nights peaceful.” I couldn’t agree extra, and it additionally sums up precisely how I select what books to learn. Within the mornings, I all the time spend a couple of minutes studying some nonfiction to propel me into the day with good vitality. At night time, I wind down with fiction— story by no means fails to assist me step out of my head and cease ruminating on no matter issues I want to unravel. Actually, a fascinating novel is, arms down, one of the best treatment for insomnia I’ve ever discovered.
Regardless that I don’t get to spend hours studying every single day, these morning and night micro-habits have added as much as numerous studying over the course of this 12 months. So, since we’re midway by way of 2025, I believed I’d share one of the best books I’ve learn this 12 months up to now. Some are new, others are simply new-to-me—however they’re all books I completely loved.
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